Spokane Symphony Pops 3: Christmas at the Movies

Although the image of Macaulay Culkin cupping either side of his face in shock is familiar to multiple generations, the music of Christmas movies like Home Alone leaves an equally indelible impression on us, even if its workings are more subtle. Mere days before Santa’s visit, Morihiko Nakahara conducts a pops concert that pays tribute to all the cinema scores that have suffused our holidays over the years. Music from It’s a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas and, yes, Home Alone (it was composed by John Williams, after all) will get the live orchestral treatment as part of this program, which also features selections from that well-known Beethoven vehicle, Die Hard.

Spokane Symphony Pops 3: Christmas at the Movies • Sat, Dec. 21 at 7:30 pm and Sun, Dec. 22 at 3 pm • $50-$106 • The Fox Theater • 1001 W. Sprague Ave. • spokanesymphony.org